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    How important was Theodore Roosevelt in the development of progressivism in the years 1900-1920? Progressivism is a political attitude which favours various reforms through government action towards many things in society. In America Progressivism was a reaction to the rapid industrialisation of the nation throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.The goals of progressivism were not to reverse the changes that occurred in America during the changes to a highly industrialised society‚ but to instead

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    Between the 1890s and World War One‚ reform efforts started taking place by the progressives. The progressives were not a single unified group and even had some contradicting goals. They were middle class urban dwellers and some were women. The progressives wanted to end prostitution‚ Americanize immigrants‚ antitrust legislation created‚ women’s suffrage‚ and the start of prohibition. An example of a group of progressive women who wanted to start prohibition is The Women’s Christian Temperance Union

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    Were the 1920s an Era of Social and Cultural Rebellion? ​Gilman M. Ostrander believes that the 1920s were in fact an era of rebellion. He bases one of his opinions on the flapper‚ which was a “new” kind of woman in the 1920s. These women’s skirts went from going all the way down to the ankles to now at the knee. The women also began to be more involved in jazz music and acting in a more sexual way than before. Ostrander states‚ “In sex as in other matters the girls were determined to demolish the

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    History of fashion 1900-1990 What a Difference 100 Years Makes Looking back over fashion trends for the past 100 years can only cause one to marvel at the drastic changes that have occurred‚ often in lockstep with societal changes. Women’s liberation‚ for example‚ can be visually measured through the evolution from suffocating corsets to jersey fabrics to bikinis. A timeline of the past century shows how the times have changed. During ancient times people wore limited clothing made from animal

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    Why the population exploded during the time era of 1750-1900 Between the time era of 1750 and the 1900s the population had dramatically risen in England from around 5 million to 35-40 million giving the gradually increasing number of people in the country a population explosion. The sudden rise in the population was due to many reasons including improvements in hygiene and sanitation‚ an increase in food stock and also an increase in young marriages which led to more children being born and the

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    During the Progressive Era numerous reforms were made; all of which were part of varying reform movements. Reforms were made to timeless issues such as education‚ government‚ and business. However‚ reforms were also made to new ideas such as conservation. Up until the Progressive Era there was no emphasis placed on conservation because there had always been a surplus of resources in America. During the Progressive Era‚ on the other hand‚ resources were being used up exponentially due to factors such

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    At the turn of the twentieth century the press received a great amount of credit for the success of the Progressive movement. Notable muckrakers Jane Addams and Jacob Riis showed determination towards there being a change; each made sure to use their abilities to aid in not only a social way‚ but ask economically and politically‚ even to this day what they’ve done has made a massive impact. A native of Denmark‚ Jacob Riis moved to the US in 1870 to pursue work. Riis worked as a police reporter

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    Jade :Davis Period 2 6.1 HW 1. What was the primary goal of Progressive Era muckrakers? A muckraker seeks to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public. The term originates with writers of the Progressive movement within the United States who wanted to expose corruption and scandals in government and business. Muckrakers often wrote about the wretchedness of urban life and poverty‚ and against the established institutions of society‚ such as big business. They were often accused

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    The introduction of The Progressive Era and Race: Reaction and Reform‚ by David W. Southern‚ opens with his representation of the Progressive Era and the subsequent American shift from emancipation to segregation that occurred during it. The author uses social history to examine and demonstrate his subject. He argues that “the nation was in fact caught up in a powerful tide of white supremacy at home and imperialism against people of color abroad.” Southern discusses the hopes and expectations

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    started as a social movement and later turned into a political movement. Sorting out the charismatic progressive leaders of transforming period of late 19th and early 20th century President Theodore Roosevelt‚ 1901-09‚ William Howard Taft‚ 1909-13‚ and Woodrow Wilson‚ 1913-21 were the most influential progressive presidents in the American History. The major accomplishments during the progressive period can be sort out into major five points regarding their consecutive fields Reform in the field

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